/*
 *   Copyright 2012, Thomas Kerber
 *
 *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package milk.jpatch;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Denotes a generic patch inside of the class structure.
 * @author Thomas Kerber
 * @versio 1.0.0
 * @param <T> The type to patch.
 */
public interface Patch<T> extends Serializable{
    
    /**
     * Patches something.
     * @param orig The original object.
     * @param map The ConstantPoolMap which is to be used.
     * @return The patched object.
     */
    public T patch(T orig, CPoolMap map);
    
}
